Internal Controls Senior Manager

Rolls-Royce plc; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings Plan

Group Life Assurance

Income Protection

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc in Derby is seeking an experienced Internal Controls Senior Manager to join the Group Internal Controls team. The role focuses on establishing and monitoring robust finance processes and internal controls, providing assurance to leadership and the Board.

You will lead testing, remediation, and continuous improvement across Civil, Defence and Group controls, liaising with senior management and external audits. Hybrid working in Derby with on-site presence required.

Qualifications

• A professional accountancy and / or audit qualification.
• Subject matter expert in establishing an internal control system.
• Experience implementing SOX controls and a SOX compliance programme is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist guidance to define, manage and monitor internal control systems across Aerospace businesses.
• Lead testing and remediation to improve the internal control environment in Civil, Defence and Group.
• Challenge current controls and develop efficient control solutions with business units.
• Coordinate with multiple groups and senior management to ensure consistent control practices.
• Report findings to Audit Committee and CFO Leadership Team with clear recommendations.
• Support self-assessment of internal control systems and oversee the process.
• Collaborate with customers to resolve control problems and drive process improvements.

Skills

Internal controls expertise

SOX controls experience

Commercial acumen

Analytical ability

Communication skills

Stakeholder influence

Willing to travel

Education

Professional accountancy or audit qualification

Job description

Job Description

Internal Controls Senior Manager Full Time Derby/ Hybrid (3 days per week on site)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Internal Controls Senior Manager to join the Group Internal Controls team in Derby. The Internal Control team helps our business continuously improve through identifying pragmatic solutions to process and control problems. We provide assurance and advice to help our business stay in control whilst growing profitably. We do this by continually assessing the internal control environment and providing advice at all levels covering first line transactional controls, second line compliance and senior management supervisory and oversight responsibilities. As a Senior Internal Control Manager, you will be responsible for the provision of guidance and consulting activity to define, manage and monitor our Aerospace Business's internal control system, with a particular focus on finance processes and controls. You will provide process, tools and insight to improve and assure the integrity of financial information. You will help to provide assurance to the Board, Audit Committee and Executive Management on the effectiveness of the internal control system. You will have the opportunity to work within a rapidly growing area and contribute to its long running success. The size of the team provides the opportunity for all team-members to work alongside and communicate with senior management on a day-to-day basis.

What you will be doing:

• Using your specialist knowledge, and previous experience, to provide the business and the Internal Control colleagues with technical support on best practice internal controls.
• Working with the business to create a clear vision of what internal controls are needed and why.
• Offering specialist insight, expertise and advice to the business to lead the development of improved internal controls that operate in the most efficient and effective way.
• Constructively challenging current internal controls, leading and performing testing, and working with the business to remediate actions to improve the Internal control environment, in all businesses within Civil, Defence and across the Group.
• Overseeing the Civil and Defence Internal Control Managers to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach is applied across the Group.
• Leading the self-assessment of the internal control systems for Aerospace, and guiding colleagues in the completion of the self-assessment process.
• Working with customers (internal and external) to resolve control problems, answer questions, review processes and provide improvement suggestions leading Business Improvement programmes.
• Influencing and working with employees at all levels, and particularly senior management, clearly explaining the importance of good internal controls and opportunities for improvements.
• The role requires continual coordination and negotiation with numerous groups from within and outside the company.
• Highlighting the key control themes and systemic issues and reporting findings to the Audit Committees and CFO Leadership Team.

Preferred qualifications:

• A professional accountancy and / or audit qualification.

Preferred requirements:

• Subject matter expert in establishing an internal control system within an organisation
• Experience in implementing SOX controls and a SOX compliance programme is highly desirable
• Strong commercial acumen
• Strong verbal and numerical analytical ability
• Good communication skills to enable you to question, listen, interpret and explain concepts
• Resilient, self-motivated and accomplished at forming relationships and influencing people at all levels in the company.
• Be based in or close to Derby, UK. Be willing and able to travel to our operations anywhere in the world from time to time (if required)

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Regional benefits:

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce Group
• Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury

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Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Level B.

Closing date: Midnight 19th October 2026.